Los Angeles artist Yung Jake (real name Jake Patterson) is our Instagram Feature of the week. Yung Jake creates digital paintings known as “Emoji Portraits” which have taken the pop culture world by storm. He started painting the portraits in 2015 and since then has been generating a body of work that is deeply rooted in contemporary pop culture. His company Tig.ht Corp., co-founded with partner Vince McKelvie, developed emoji.ink, which allows its users to paint with emojis. Please check out some of our favorite paintings from his Instagram page!
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